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Are you tired of those people that call you who aren't on your contact list? Find out who they are!

If you have ever owned an Android phone, chances are that you know about the Whozcalling application. It's a free application that activates when you get an incoming call from someone that isn't in your contacts. Whozcalling then searches a database for that phone number and it retrieves a first and last name so that you always know who is calling you whether they're in your contact list or not. This means that you will no longer have to suffer with clandestine callers who are always trying to hide their identity from you by using someone else's phone.

Another use is that if a stranger calls and it turns out to be a wrong number, you will know ahead of time instead of wasting time answering it. Or, maybe a family member got a new phone and is calling you to tell you. Whozcalling is a great way to know exactly who is calling you at all times. When the incoming calls comes in, you will get a Whozcalling popup like the one in the screenshot above. It shows the number, like usual, in the top panel of the lock screen. Then the popup displays the first and last name of the caller.

Whozcalling requires an internet connection; 3G or Wi-Fi. It puts an application icon on your home screen that offers a call history of all of your recently tagged calls. Miss the call while it was in your pocket? No problem. Just open the application and you'll find a screen that looks like the one pictured below:

They're blurred out to hide identities (obviously), but it shows you the first and last name, the city and state, and their full phone number. That's more than enough information to identify who just called you. Whozcalling makes the iPhone's caller ID feel more like true caller ID because with your home phone, you don't need to add people to a contact list to get the caller ID on them. I think that this application is a must-have. The only thing that I can't stand about this application is the icon - it's a circle, and feels out of place with the rest of my applications. Other than that, it works great.

Whozcalling has a great rating between four and five out of five stars. It's free in Cydia as of today and I think if you're looking for a solution to finding out who that annoying caller is, then you should check it out and see if it works for you.

Does this work with numbers that call privately? If not, is there other applications that can do so?

Try trapcall.com for anonymous calls. I had it when it first came out.
Its a monthly subscription though. They have a bunch of features, I don't use it anymore though cuz I don't get as many blocked calls anymore. But it is bad *** and it works. Ps. This isn't a commercial.

I tried this app on my wife's phone because she has been getting calls that could use it. It simply does not work. It doesn't even register my name which she has as a contact in her phone. Good thing it is free, it would suck if it cost.

i just tried this. its does not work as advertised. caller id shows up, then says.. "fetching......" then comes back unknown. i tried it with my land land as well as my other cell phone. both numbers are listed and unrestricted but it does not find it.

It uses a database. Probably kept secret for obvious reasons. They're a corporation and it's a trade secret.

What database? How it gets populated? Where do numbers in the database come from?
That is what i meant by asking how it works.

For example: does it fetch your whole phonebook to their server and then create registered entries? I see no other way, other than personally giving numbers-to-names to them, to create the DB in the first place.
Where in the hell-hole could it get a number-to-name information for sim cards sold without contract to random buyer, when even operator does not possess such information...

Have you even though about that?

Originally Posted by Colby21

It uses NANPA, and it most assuredly is not kept secret. It's your information, why the hell would it be kept from you?

NANPA is for, obviously, North America. FAQ states that app works anywhere, so if i'd get called let's say from Zimbabwe, it should provide info.

P.S.
Unless the way DB gets populated is known, and there is guarantee app does not fetch your whole phonebook, unless you do not care of course, i strongly discourage anyone from using it.
Because if it does fetch phonebook info, all who use it are giving hell-of-a-lot information about who's numbers is who's to some random private company, who then can simply sell it to spammers / interested parties etc.

anyone had problems installing this? I keep getting a springboard crash with it and had to uninstall.

Hello all,

I have the same problem as yours.
I am on 5.0.1 iPhone 4. Had to uninstall it to go out from safe mode.
I used to use it before upgrading to 5.0.1, i was on 4.3.3 and it was working like a charm, but not now.
Also sent an email to the developer to fix this issue telling him that i also have the following call related Apps installed:
Callbar
iBlacklist
iSmartdialler

Hope he finds a solution to this.

To whom who are asking how does this work, let me explain it in few lines.
Once you install the App it will upload the complete contact list found on your device to their servers without even asking your permission.
This way they collect as many phone numbers as possible in all different countries even for unregistered users.
When you use it you will notice a very funny names fetched while you receive a call like "Mom of Elias" and "George insurance" this is what I've got at least. (Depending on how other users saved some numbers in their contacts).
The more it's downloaded and used the more the database will grow up and expend. It is very popular in my country and it's very rare that you receive an unknown caller.

TC "True Caller" from the App Store does exactly the same but it will ask you the permission to upload your contacts before doing it. Also it has no real time (While ringing) fetching for names, it has a manual search for any number in any country.
Of course Whozcalling is much more usefull but unfortunately it's not working on my 5.0.1 device.

Can anyone confirm if it's causing the device to always go in "Safe mode" right after installing it?